AHSI Summer Conference 2018

Members of the Agricultural History Society of Ireland (AHSI) with Dr
Austin O’Sullivan during a guided visit to the Irish Agricultural
History Museum in Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford. Dr O’Sullivan, a grassland ecologist, was
responsible for setting up the Museum and was its first Director. Photo: Michael O’Connell.

DATE: SATURDAY & SUNDAY 23RD & 24TH June

VENUE: JOHNSTOWN CASTLE (Teagasc) Co Wexford

HISTORY OF AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL ADVISORY SERVICES

CONTENT: The conference combined several talks on the history and evolution of rural advisory services in Ireland and Northern Ireland with a visit to the Irish Agricultural Museum and Johnstown Castle Gardens.